How does the potential TikTok ban impact e-commerce businesses in the US? Following are some of the important aspects of the ongoing debate on the upcoming TikTok Ban. Pandemic Surge: During the 2020 lockdown, TikTok became a global phenomenon, gaining 315M downloads in a single quarter and cementing its status as a cultural staple. Unrivaled Engagement: With 170M U.S. users spending 58.4 minutes daily on the app, …

U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese Drones, Citing National Security Concerns The Commerce Department requested that private companies comment on the implications of the rule by March. The final decision will fall to the Trump administration.

How Donald Trump Went From Calling for a TikTok Ban to Backing Off In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app. Now, he is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to do just that.

Greeks Are Defying an Indoor Smoking Ban The country, which has one of Europe’s highest smoking rates, is also resisting a wider push for outdoor bans.

Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.

Breaking Free: Why TikTok’s Ban Might Be the Wake-Up Call Social Media Needs Key Takeaways The potential TikTok ban is primarily driven by concerns over data privacy and national security. Geopolitical tensions between countries can significantly influence social media regulations. A TikTok ban could shift user demographics and behaviors across other social media platforms. Users should consider diversifying their socia…

Russia Imposes 6-Year Ban on Crypto Mining in 10 Regions, Citing Energy Use: Tass Temporary bans may be imposed in other regions during peak energy demand, Tass reported

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy. Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.

NYC Pizza Shop’s Clever School Bus Has Caught The Attention Of Officials Who Want To Ban Outdoor Dining Areas A bus you can eat pizza in is the stuff dreams are made of. Sadly New York City officials don’t seem to think so, as a Brooklyn pizzeria is in trouble for trying to get around outdoor dining laws by using a school bus parked in front of the establishment. Read more…

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Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the TikTok ban on 1/10 It increasingly seems like the TikTok ban is… actually happening this time? SCOTUS just agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to the ban, but they scheduled challenges for January 10th, less than two weeks before the ban is scheduled to take place, and they’re not freezing the ban in the meantime. After lower courts rejected their appeal, it’s sti…

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Apple’s $1 Billion Investment May Soon End Indonesian iPhone Ban Apple is close to reaching an agreement with Indonesia to lift the ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country after securing preliminary approval for a $1 billion investment proposal, according to Bloomberg. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is said to have given his support for the government to accept Apple’s investment plan following a weeken…

DJI escapes US drone ban — but may get banned automatically unless Trump steps in Image: DJIThe US Senate has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill, and it may have major consequences for the world’s largest drone company — though not necessarily the immediate ban that China’s DJI feared. While it did not contain the full “Countering CCP Drones Act” provisions that would have …

E.P.A. Allows California to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035 The Trump administration is expected to revoke the program, setting up a legal clash between the state and federal government.

Supreme Court will hear TikTok ban arguments in January Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on whether a bill that could ban TikTok violates the First Amendment. The arguments will take place on January 10th, just over a week before a potential ban could take effect. While the outcome is far from guaranteed, SCOTUS’ decision to take up the ca…

Supreme Court to Hear TikTok’s Challenge to Law That Could Ban It The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.

Chelsea’s Mudryk in positive drug test, faces ban Mykhailo Mudryk supplied an “adverse finding in a routine urine test” in the FA’s anti-doping programme, Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday.

British Columbia Maintains Bitcoin Mining Ban Despite Vancouver’s ‘BTC-Friendly City’ Motion The Province home to Vancouver – which is exploring becoming a bitcoin-friendly city – maintains a ban on mining to preserve power for clean energy initiatives/

TikTok Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Temporarily Block Upcoming January Ban Social network TikTok today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt an imminent ban as TikTok waits for the appeal process to play out. TikTok is set to be banned from U.S. app stores starting on January 19 because parent company ByteDance did not sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company as mandated by a bill in April. TikTok is calling on…